Events 03/11/25-03/15/25 U.S.-Japan Cooperative Medical Sciences Program (USJCMSP) The 60th Anniversary Ceremony and the 25th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) in the Pacific Rim

The focus of this conference is on infectious diseases of importance in the Asia-Pacific region. The objectives of this conference are to share current research findings and foster existing and potential international research collaborations that engage investigators and institutions in the Asia-Pacific region and the United States.

USJCMSP 60th Anniversary Ceremony

Tuesday, 11 March 2025
The History and Future of USJCMSP Talk - Japan and USA
Commemorative Shimao-Takeda Lecture and Commemorative La Montagne-Heilman Lecture – Japan and USA

International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) in the Pacific Rim

*Plenary session titles are not finalized and are subject to change.

Plenary Day 1 Wednesday, March 12, 2025
9:30-10:00	Opening remarks
10:00-11:30	Special Lecture  Hiroaki Mitsuya, National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM), Japan/ National Cancer Institute (NCI), United States Jeanne Marrazzo, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), United States
11:15-12:00	Flash Talks (10 Flash talks from poster presenters)
12:00-14:00	Poster Session
SESSION 1: One Health Approach to Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases
14:00-15:40	Erik Karlsson, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Cambodia Shin-ichiro Kawazu, Obihiro University, Japan Jong-Hee Kim, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, South Korea Suzuki Masato, National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID), Japan
SESSION 2: The Effect of Climate and Environment Changes on Infectious Diseases
15:55-17:35	Keita Wagatsuma, Niigata University, Japan Craig Baker Austin, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), United Kingdom Richard Culleton, Ehime University, Japan Rita Colwell, University of Maryland, United States

Plenary Day 2 Thursday, March 13, 2025
SESSION3:  Microbiome and Infectious Disease Control
9:35-11:15	Adam Burgener, Case Western Reserve University, United States Satoshi Uematsu, Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan Ellie (Eleanor) Barnes, University of Oxford, United Kingdom Jun Kunisawa, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation Health & Nutrition, Japan
11:30-12:15	Flash Talks (10 Flash talks from poster presenters)
12:15-14:15	Poster Session
SESSION4: Vaccine, Adjuvant, and Immunoprofiling for Novel Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
14:15-15:55	Yoko Hamazaki, Kyoto University, Japan Joon Haeng Rhee, Chonnam Mantional University Medical School, South Korea Yasuhiro Yasutomi, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation Health & Nutrition, Japan (TBD)
SESSION5: Pathogen Persistence, Clearance and Immunity
16:10-17:50	Leanne Robinson, Burnett Institute, Australia Yoshiharu Matsuura, Osaka University, Japan Sang-Han Kim, University of Ulsan, South Korea Akihito Nishiyama, Niigata University, Japan

Panel Day 1 Friday, March 14, 2025
SESSION 6: AI-based surveillance and modern multi-layered analytics for advancing knowledge of emerging and re-emerging infections and immunity
9:35-12:15	Kazuo Takayama, Kyoto University, Japan Ana Marie Bento, Cornell University, United States Jumpei Ito, The University of Tokyo, Japan (TBD) (TBD) (TBD)
Panel meetings
13:15-18:00	9 Panels and 1 Board

Panel Day 2 Saturday, March 15, 2025
Panel meetings
9:30-18:00	9 Panels and 1 Board

Hitotsubashi Hall,　National Center of Sciences Building, 2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8439

Online participation will be on a Zoom webinar. The URL will be provided to those who have registered to participate.

Onsite Participation: 200 people（Advance registration required: Registration will close once the capacity has been reached.）
Online Participation: 300 people（Advance registration required: Registration will close once the capacity has been reached.）

Free (*Transportation and communication expenses to be borne by the applicant.)

Please register using the link provided below.
URL: https://pub.confit.atlas.jp/en/event/usjcmspeid2025

Hosted by
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) / National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
(NIAID)
U.S.-Japan Cooperative Medical Sciences Program

Supported by 
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Ministry of Foreign Affairs